How to Use the turn of the century in a Sentence

the turn of the century

noun phrase
  • But for kids at the turn of the century, milk came with dire risks.
    — Made By History, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
  • But at the turn of the century, the emphasis turned to home runs.
    — Jason Parker, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2023
  • But at the turn of the century, the number of working kids soared.
    — Beth Saunders, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2023
  • That may not feel like New Hampshire at the turn of the century.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
  • At the turn of the century, 31 million more girls were out of school than boys.
    — Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The first one happened way back in 1907, and four have occurred since the turn of the century.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Back around the turn of the century, there were two premier club teams, the Hoopsters and the Rockies.
    — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The band The Postal Service was an indie-pop darling near the turn of the century.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 13 July 2024
  • Punks is a film from the turn of the century about a group of Black gay friends in Los Angeles.
    — Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2023
  • By the turn of the century, Potter found herself over 30 and in need of something else to do.
    — Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The safety was the fastest defensive back since the turn of the century to reach 500 tackles.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
  • But, since the turn of the century, Gowanus has been changing, along with the rest of Brooklyn, if a bit slower.
    — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
  • At the turn of the century, even having a power socket in your seat was a long shot.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2024
  • By the turn of the century, the campaign to eradicate it from polite speech was in full force.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
  • And just before the turn of the century, a roller coaster, the Switchback Railway, was added.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024
  • By the turn of the century, mahjong had reached the royal palace in Beijing, where it was played by the Empress Dowager.
    — Claire Turrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Since the turn of the century, Ethiopia has experienced a two-thirds drop in its HIV rate.
    — Jennifer Lotito, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
  • The things that are happening alongside that are, first of all, that the African countries got cleared of their debts around the turn of the century.
    — Dylan Scott, Vox, 19 Sep. 2024
  • For younger fans, many of whom were born at the turn of the century, Selena’s music means home.
    — Nicole Chavez, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The amount of land set aside for cargo storage has almost doubled in size since the turn of the century.
    — Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Villoria got his first job in the games industry at the turn of the century.
    — Mikhail Klimentov, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The grandstands at the turn of the century were filled with gamblers and bookies placing bets on every play of the game.
    — David Hill, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
  • At the turn of the century, after D.C. crime rates improved, the Metro and street patrols went dormant.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 8 May 2023
  • Since 2000, days that hot have been rare, and before the turn of the century, they were never recorded, per the paper.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Around the turn of the century, the per diem for Tarrant County prisoners was 30 cents for three hot meals a day.
    — Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2024
  • The report found that there were four times as many millionaires today as there were at the turn of the century.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Since the turn of the century, study after study has detailed how the sight, sound, and even smell of bees has the power to repel elephants.
    — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2024
  • The ship was part of an effort at the turn of the century to enhance American naval power.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
  • At the turn of the century, Hurley’s fandom continued to grow in new ways.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The men, by contrast, have not so much as qualified for a major finals since the turn of the century.
    — Rory Smith, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025

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